4 month old driving me crazy!

So my twins are now 4 months old. And one, the smaller of the two, has stopped sttn. He cries so hard that he chokes and wakes his brother. It's really frustrating and I don't know what to do. He will be fed, bathed, changed, burped, everything and nothing will work. I will hold him and rock him, walk around with him and he still screams. This only happens at night. Even with the lights on. We get no sleep and neither does he. He seems to jut want to cry but it hurts me to just let him. Any one have any advice? I'm going insane.

So my twins are now 4 months old. And one, the smaller of the two, has stopped sttn. He cries so hard that he chokes and wakes his brother. It's really frustrating and I don't know what to do. He will be fed, bathed, changed, burped, everything and nothing will work. I will hold him and rock him, walk around with him and he still screams. This only happens at night. Even with the lights on. We get no sleep and neither does he. He seems to jut want to cry but it hurts me to just let him. Any one have any advice? I'm going insane.

Waking has nothing to do with eating solids. How old is she? If you google kellymom delaying solids there is good info about when/why to start. If your LO is 4 months give or take like the OP, it's probably sleep regression. HTH

Waking has nothing to do with eating solids. How old is she? If you google kellymom delaying solids there is good info about when/why to start. If your LO is 4 months give or take like the OP, it's probably sleep regression. HTH

I have tried the swing. He falls asleep for, at most, half an hour then will wake up screaming. A sleep regression is just a growth spurt? I have tried co sleeping as well but that doesnt seem to do it. Im not nursing since i have epilepsy, my drs recommended against it. But how long should this last? And when do i know its over? When he starts sleeping through the night again and its easier to get him to bed?

I have tried the swing. He falls asleep for, at most, half an hour then will wake up screaming. A sleep regression is just a growth spurt? I have tried co sleeping as well but that doesnt seem to do it. Im not nursing since i have epilepsy, my drs recommended against it. But how long should this last? And when do i know its over? When he starts sleeping through the night again and its easier to get him to bed?

It's hard to take shifts when one of us has to take care of the screaming one that won't sleep, and the other has to take care of the one that wants to sleep but can't because his brother woke him up. I wish we could take shifts but my other son can't sleep through all of the screaming. They are twins and I'm just grateful they aren't both going through this. Only one is. But it's still rough. No one really sleeps.

It's hard to take shifts when one of us has to take care of the screaming one that won't sleep, and the other has to take care of the one that wants to sleep but can't because his brother woke him up. I wish we could take shifts but my other son can't sleep through all of the screaming. They are twins and I'm just grateful they aren't both going through this. Only one is. But it's still rough. No one really sleeps.

Sorry I couldn't tell from your original post, do you feed him when he wakes during the night? That was always the first thing I'd try. When DS was going through the 4 month regression, he would wake 3 or 4 times a night, but if I fed him, he'd go back to sleep for an hour or two each time. I didn't worry about starting 'bad habits' or 'sleep association' - we were just in survival mode! Good luck!

Sorry I couldn't tell from your original post, do you feed him when he wakes during the night? That was always the first thing I'd try. When DS was going through the 4 month regression, he would wake 3 or 4 times a night, but if I fed him, he'd go back to sleep for an hour or two each time. I didn't worry about starting 'bad habits' or 'sleep association' - we were just in survival mode! Good luck!

We hadn't been feeding him during the night but now we are and that seems to work. Even if he only takes an ounce then falls back asleep. Things seem to be getting better with him, but now his brother his acting the same way. At least now we have some idea as to what is going on and what to do.

We hadn't been feeding him during the night but now we are and that seems to work. Even if he only takes an ounce then falls back asleep. Things seem to be getting better with him, but now his brother his acting the same way. At least now we have some idea as to what is going on and what to do.

Oh sweet lord. My twins did this. Four month sleep regression and teething. I wanted to return my daughter. It was seriously the most trying time we've had. It sounds like you're doing everything you can (bed routine etc). My only advice is to bed share if you're comfy with it and nurse. He'll come around - probably in three week or so. Keep your head up, Mama. I know how tired and frustrated you are.

Oh sweet lord. My twins did this. Four month sleep regression and teething. I wanted to return my daughter. It was seriously the most trying time we've had. It sounds like you're doing everything you can (bed routine etc). My only advice is to bed share if you're comfy with it and nurse. He'll come around - probably in three week or so. Keep your head up, Mama. I know how tired and frustrated you are.

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